Gold

~ Release by Eric B. & Rakim (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Eric B. Is President
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric Barrier and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
remixer:
Marley Marl (QB hip hop producer & DJ of Juice Crew)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1986)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Eric B. Is President by Eric B. & Rakim
recording of:
Eric B. Is President
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
quotes music from:
Over Like a Fat Rat
36:19
2I Know You Got Soul
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 386)
recording of:
I Know You Got Soul
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
3.54:45
3I Ain't No Joke
engineer:
Patrick Adams (US disco, soul, boogie songwriter and producer) and Elai Tubo
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1987)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Play Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Ain’t No Joke
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
3.853:53
4Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut remix)
engineer:
Raine Shine
producer:
Eric B. & Rakim
turntable and turntable [scratching]:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and DJ Cell
remixer:
Coldcut (Matt Black & Jonathan More)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza and Train Sequence by [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Paid in Full (Coldcut remix)
lyricist:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Louis Eric Barrier and William Michael Griffin Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
is based on:
Paid in Full
part of:
American Psycho
4.357:10
5My Melody (clean original mix)
recording of:
My Melody
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
5:57
6Follow the Leader
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
I Know You Got Soul by Eric B. & Rakim, I Wouldn’t Change a Thing by Coke Escovedo, Listen to Me by Baby Huey (US rock/soul singer James Ramey) and Nautilus by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Follow the Leader
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
45:35
7Microphone Fiend
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
School Boy Crush by Average White Band
recording of:
Microphone Fiend
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
4.55:14
8Lyrics of Fury
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UNI Records, Inc. (in 1988)
samples:
No Head No Backstage Pass by Funkadelic (original funk band)
recording of:
Lyrics of Fury
lyricist:
William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
Eric B. & Rakim Music Inc.
4.54:13
9Put Your Hands Together (Fon Force mix)
producer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
5:28
10The R (remix edit)
3:25
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (clean UPSO mix)
6:12
2No Omega (extended remix)
5:22
3In the Ghetto (extended mix)
6:14
4Run for Cover
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1990) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1990)
4:50
5Mahogany (clean version)
recording of:
Mahogany
4:37
6What's on Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme) (extended vocal version)
5:22
7Rest Assured
3:35
8What's Going On
3:52
9Juice (Know the Ledge) (main mix)
producer:
Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
remixer:
Gary G‐Wiz and Hank Shocklee
recording of:
Juice (Know the Ledge)
writer:
Eric Barrier and William Griffin (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Eric B. & Rakim Music Inc.
54:02
10Casualties of War (Radical radio edit)
recording of:
Casualties of War
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
4:09
11Don't Sweat the Technique
samples:
Give It Up by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Don’t Sweat the Technique
writer:
Eric B. and Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
54:22

Credits

Release

part of:Gold (Universal Records) (order: 43)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/651842 [info]
ASIN:US: B0009NZ3Y6 [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:en: Gold (Eric B. & Rakim album) [info]
Wikidata:Q4200933 [info]